Altered insulin response to glucose in weight-losing cancer patients

• Published in: Anticancer research Vol. 14; no. 2B; p. 647
• Main Authors: Rofe, A M, Bourgeois, C S, Coyle, P, Taylor, A, Abdi, E A
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: Greece 01.03.1994
• Subjects: Blood Glucose - metabolism; Cachexia - blood; Cachexia - physiopathology; Carcinoma - physiopathology; Fatty Acids, Nonesterified - blood; Female; Glucagon - blood; Glucose Intolerance - blood; Glucose Tolerance Test; Humans; Insulin - blood; Lactates - blood; Male; Neoplasms - physiopathology; Reference Values; Triglycerides - blood; Weight Loss

Cancer cachexia and the underlying metabolic disturbances are due in part to either altered insulin release and action. Glucose intolerance in cancer patients is frequently observed but the nature of the insulin response is not usually described. The aim of this study was to investigate the insulin...